Tag Archives: Editing
From Seattle Center to the slums of Nairobi
MCDM student Nicole Collins shot the film above as part of my Multimedia Storytelling class this winter. The course stressed storytelling structure (Aristotle, Joseph Campbell), as well as the benefits of using amateur technology (Nicole used a Flip Mino HD … Continue reading
The Potential of the Crowd – The Case of Kutiman
What you are about to see here is a week-old, mind-blowing example of data mining and passion. A talented young man by the name of Ophir Kutiel, a.k.a Kutiman, poured through the countably many videos on YouTube of people playing music, practicing instruments, jamming, or showing off their mad skills and love of music and created beautifully lyrical mash-ups that musically surpass most of these performances by a few miles.
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We all want to feel a sense of connectedness and belonging. Even when we are singing loud in the shower, we are hoping someone is listening. What Kutiman created here is an extraordinary moment of someone from the apartment next door joining in your shower-singing in a duet across the walls the separates you. Continue reading
The Search for the Elusive CC Music (Part 3/3)
Foley and soundseffects for noncommercial use in film. Resources for storytelling and film students. Continue reading
The Search for the Elusive CC Music (Part 2/3)
SoulTube is home to a small, but a unqiue and beautifully-produced collection of artists. They have licensed music to commercials, TV, and films before so they are not new to the game. Check out their site, go to the “Songs For Film” section and choose the advanced search feature. You can explore from their list of artists, pick a mood, or search for specific words in the lyrics database (kudos!). Continue reading
Authenticity Steps Up to Digital Records
An article in today’s New York Times article highlights the University of Washington and their work on “releasing the initial component of a public system to provide authentication for an archive of video interviews…” With people becoming increasingly more savvy in editing … Continue reading
The Death of Story? Not in My Class.
Loved this tongue in cheek article in the latest issue of Wired: The film industry is slowly but steadily being forced to part with quaint artifacts like the “hero’s journey…” Of course in my Storytelling & Digital Media class, we … Continue reading
The Cat, the Rat and the OX: A Lo-Fi Animation
This is the first part of an animation I made for Heidi Dahmen’s class on monetizing digital media. Our team’s business plan is based around fairy tales. I can’t say more than that because it is a working business plan … Continue reading
